Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 511 in BNS
§ 511 IPC→§ 62 BNS
Punishment for attempting to commit offences. Section 511 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Punishment for attempting to commit offences) corresponds to Section 62 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 507 | Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication | 351(4) |
| 508 | Act caused by inducing a person to believe he will be rendered an object of divine displeasure | 354 |
| 510 | Misconduct in public by a drunken person | 355 |
| 377 | Unnatural offences | omitted |
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